We are saddened to learn of yet another attack, this time in Kabul – leaving over 80 dead and injured. As Muslim community celebrates Ramadan – the ongoing conflict leaves no family untouched. We remain committed to finding best ways to assist in response no matter the place or time. Yet, scale and location of […]

In the face of developing news about the Manchester attack, we stand with all victims of senseless violence in England, and around the world. As loved ones are laid to rest and the injured recover – we must express thanks to uniformed personnel, volunteers and humanitarian workers responding to events such as these – from […]

Human rights advocates play a critical role in documenting abuses and bringing violators to justice, yet this work often exposes advocates to trauma, taking serious toll on their well-being. Over the past five years, a group of psychologists based at Sarah Lawrence College and human rights lawyers out of NYU and Columbia Law Schools partnered to […]

Mon, June 5th, 2017 7:00–9:30PM All proceeds go to benefit Disaster Psychiatry Outreach’s next grant to support research and service in disaster mental health. The Human Rights Resilience Project Human rights advocates play a critical role in documenting abuses and bringing violators to justice, yet this work often exposes advocates to trauma, taking serious toll on […]

Changes in US immigration policy have left many families in a state of distress and uncertainty regarding whether loved ones will be able to return home. Apprehension about separation from loved ones and the safety of family members who may have to return to their countries of origins is an enormous stressor. As mental health […]